Change CollectionView EmptyView Text Color

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I'm trying to change a CollectionView's EmptyView Text's font color. It seems to automatically change from black to white when switching between the native device's Light theme and Dark theme. TextColor is not an attribute, unfortunately.

I'm new to Xamarin.Forms, I'd like to apologize, first, if I haven't displayed enough code, please let me know if there's anything else you need.

My code is located in the AppShell.xaml

<Shell.FlyoutHeaderTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
        <Grid HeightRequest="{Binding ShellHeight}" 
              ColumnSpacing="0" 
              RowSpacing="0" 
              RowDefinitions="Auto, Auto" 
              ColumnDefinitions="45, Auto">

            <CollectionView 
                   Margin="15,0,0,0" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" 
                   Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.RowSpan="2" 
                   ItemsSource="{Binding ShellModelList}" 
                   SelectionMode="Single" 
                   EmptyView="No items to display" //<-- trying to change this text's color
                   SelectionChanged="OnCollectionViewSelectionChanged">                   

                <CollectionView.ItemTemplate>                                                                                                                                                            
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Grid Padding="1" 
                              RowSpacing="10" 
                              ColumnDefinitions="25, Auto" 
                              RowDefinitions="35">

                              <Image Grid.Column="0">
                                  <Image.Source>
                                      <FontImageSource  
                                           x:Name="imgMenuItem" 
                                           FontFamily="{StaticResource NextupFont}" 
                                           Glyph="{Binding IconName}" 
                                           Color="{StaticResource NuCyanBlue}" 
                                           Size="8" />
                                  </Image.Source>
                              </Image>
                             
                            <Label x:Name="lblMenuItem" 
                                   Grid.Column="1" 
                                   Margin="10,0,0,0" 
                                   Text="{Binding Text}" 
                                   TextColor="{AppThemeBinding Light={DynamicResource NuCyanBlue}, Dark={DynamicResource NuBlack}}" 
                                   FontSize="12" 
                                   VerticalTextAlignment="Center" />
                        </Grid>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </CollectionView.ItemTemplate>
            </CollectionView>
        </Grid>            
    </DataTemplate>
</Shell.FlyoutHeaderTemplate>

The EmptyView property also can be set to a view, you can custom the label there. For more information, please read the document. — nevermore
– nevermore, Commented Oct 21, 2020 at 6:26

halfer · Accepted Answer · 2025-09-14 22:20:53Z

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I think what you should be doing is creating your custom EmptyView.

                    <CollectionView.EmptyView>
                    <StackLayout
                            HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand"
                            VerticalOptions="CenterAndExpand">
                            <Label
                                FontAttributes="Bold"
                                FontSize="18"
                                TextColor="Black"
                                HorizontalTextAlignment="Center"
                                Text="No items to display" />
                      </StackLayout>
                   </CollectionView.EmptyView>

edited Sep 14 at 22:20

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answered Oct 21, 2020 at 3:28

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